Sunday, February 9, 2014

It Was Fifty Years Ago, Today …la la la

I was a senior in high school and totally in love with
George Harrison, who was one of the Beatles…well…to tell the truth I flipped
between him and Ringo, depending on the song. My friends and I would sing
Beatle songs as we walked home from St. Maria Goretti High School in South Philly.

Even my father, who complained whenever my siblings and I had
the radio on full blast as we listened to rock and roll, liked the Beatle
songs. He played the guitar and had his own band when he was younger and
knowing good music when he heard it, he would tell us to raise the volume so he
could hear the song that was playing on the radio. The Beatles and their music brought
together people of all ages.

Thanks to a childhood friend, I was able to see the Beatles
live at the Convention Center in 1964. Our seats were not as close as I would
have liked, but I was there and for the next few hours, I was in heaven.

I have never grown out of love for the four mop heads and in
my mind, they tell the story of our generation with their music. Long live the
music!